In re Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation (Cambridge Analytica MDL) privacy case
Brought by
Consumer class plaintiffs
v.
Defendants
Consolidated consumer class actions over Facebook's sharing of user data with third parties including Cambridge Analytica.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket
- 3:18-md-02843
- Filed
- Jun 6, 2018
- Status
- SettledSettlement approved in 2023; appeals followed.
- Outcome
- Meta agreed to pay USD 725 million to settle the consolidated consumer class action.
- Amount
- $725 million
History
4 dated entriesMinute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vince Chhabria: Further Case Management Conference held via Zoom on 9/4/2026Source
ORDER. A case management conference is scheduled for 10am, August 14, 2026, to discuss a process for handling complaints submitted to the Court by alleged class members who say theSource
ORDER. The 1274 motion to enforce the settlement agreement is denied because the movant has been paid the amount owed, see 1275 notice of partial compliance, and she is not entitleSource
Complaint filed: In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile LitigationSource
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